Wind-shield for windows.



J. W. ALEXANDER.

WIND SHIELD Fori wINDows.

APPLICATION. FILED OCT. 3. 1914.

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JOHN W. ALEXANDER, OF' SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROJIJTAu WIND-SHIELD FOR WINDOWS.

Application filed October 3, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. ALEXANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spartanburg'` in the county of Spartanburg and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in find-Shields forv Windows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 4

This invention relates to wind shields and deflectors for windows and has for an object to provide a deiiector hinged to the window framing and adapted to assume an inclined position within the window and a vertical position without the window.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shield of the class having means for maintaining it in a substantially vertical position in alinement with the center bead of a window frame when in inoperative position and to be inclined within the interior of the room when in operative position.

iVith these and other objects in view the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view from the exterior vshowing the wind shieldin operative position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the wind shield in inoperative position, in full lines and in operative position in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a view showing a modified form of mounting or hinging the shield.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout' the several views.

The improved wind shield which Vforms the subject-matter of Y this application is adapted to be employed in connection with a window frame of substantially the usual and ordinary type embodying a sill 10, a center bead 11, stop 12 and sash 13.

To the sill is hinged a plate of material 14, preferably of glass, although the employment of glass is wholly immaterial to the working of the device but is desirable as not obstructing the light. The glass plate 14 is hinged to the sill in any approved manner, as by employing a hinge having spaced leaves 15 between which leaves the glass Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Serial No. 864,901.

plate sets and a leaf 16 which is secured to the window sill in any approved manner.

Instead of employing' such a hinge, however, a V-shaped member 17 as shown at Fig. 3 may be employed, secured to the window sill in any approved manner, as by the ing the glass plate upon the sill is, it must f be permitted to-rock upon the line of its .lower edge and an 'abutment 19 is attached to the stop 12 in any approved manner.

Preferably though not necessarily the abutment 19 comprises an elastic cylinder with a nail or other fastening member 20 inserted axially through such cylinder and into the stop 12. l/Vhen the plate 14 is inclined against the stop 19 as shown at Fig. 1 or in dotted lines at Fig. 2 it is obvious that it crosses the path of movement of the sash 13 so that air is admitted as indicated by the arrows at Fig. l or the dotted arrows at' Fig. 2. When in this position, which is the operative and normal position of the deflector, rain beating against the eXterior of such plate runs down onto the inclined sill and not into the interior of the building as is found to be the case in some deflectors in ordinary common use.

As the defector crosses the path of movement of the sash 1'3 it is obvious that it is necessary to provide a position whereby the sash may be closed. For this purpose an abutment 21 is secured to the center bead 11 in any approved manner as by attaching such abutment to a plate-like base 22 which is itself secured to the. bead in the usual and ordinary manner. To maintain the plate 14 in vertical position in alinement with the bead 11 and to permit the sashes to operate in the usual well known manner, a latch 23 is employed. The particular form of latch sok is here shown as a' hook pivoted to said base A a't 24 while a slot 25 is provided in the base plate22 to limit the movement of the hook in both directions, the hook being provided with a lug entering such slot. rllhe detail of the hook, the slot, the base-plate and the like are, however, wholly unimportant to the present invention as any usual and ordinary hook or any latch other than that shown in the present drawing would serve the purpose of engaging and retaining the plate 14 in vertical position.

It is obvious that with the parts positioned as shown in Fig. l and in dotted lines in Fig. 2 a strong wind from the exterior might furnish an undesirable or unnecessary amount of air. For the purpose or' restricting the draft, the device may be operated as shown in full lines at Fig. 2 which with a strong wind will cause air to enter the room as indicated by the full line arrows in such ligure.

lilith the plate 14 constructed wholly or principally of glass it is obvious that it will oi'i'er practically no obstruction to the passage of light while deiiecting air and rain and preventing their entering the room in undesirable quantities or undesirable directions.

lt is also obvious that the hinge member 15, being spaced leaves, will permit the plate i4A to be lifted out of the hinge without any obstruction for the purpose of cleaning` the plate or of cleaning the window to which the device is attached.

it is also obvious that by employing simply a glass pane as member lll, the same may be replaced at a minimum charge if it becomes broken, while the other parts or' the device are so located and constructed as to render them little liable to breakage.

claim:

l. The combination with a window frame and its sash; of a plate hinged to swing across the path of movement or said sash, and mean-s to limit its swing in either direction.

2. The combination with a window frame and its sash; of a plate hinged to swing from a vertical position alongside the closed sash to an oblique position across the path of movement of said sash when the latter is open, and means to prevent the swing of the plate beyond either position.

3. rlhe combination with a window frame and its sash; of a plate hinged, to swing across the path of movement of said sash, means to limit its swing in either direction, and fastening means to hold it when swung outside the position of the closed sash.

t. The combination with a window e1nbodying a sill, a sash, a center bead and a stop, of a plate extending transversely of the window and hinged relative to the sill at its lower edge in alinement with the bead; means to hold the plate in vertical position in a plane with the bead; and means to limit the inclination of the plate when swung inwardly.

5. The combination with a window embodying a sill, a center bead, astop and a sash, of a plate hinged along its lower edge in alinement with the center bead; manually operable means to hold the plate in vertical position in a plane with the center bead; and an abutment to limit the inclination of the plate when swung inwardly.

inseam 6. The combination with a window embodying a sill, a center bead, an inner stop and a sash movable vertically between the bead and the stop, oi a plate hinged in alineinent with the center bead, means to engage and maintain the plate in vertical position in a plane with the center head; and an abutment across the path oi movement oi' the sash from the hinging, and positioned to limit the inclination of the plate as it is swr ng inwardly.

'i'. T he combination with a window embodying a sill, a center bead, an inner stop and a sash movable vertically between the bead and the stop, of a plate mounted adjacent the sill and adapted to roch along its lower edge laterally; means to engage the plate and hold it in a plane with the bead; and means in the path ot movement of and adapted to limit the inclination or' the plate when rocked inwardly.

8. rhe combination with a. window einbodying a sill, center beads, inner stops, and a sash movable vertically between the beads and stops; of a plate having a rocking support between the beads, and ahutments to limit the outward swing of the plate to a plane between said beads and the inclination of the plate when swung inward.

9. The combination with a window embodying a sill, center beads, inner stops, and a Sash movable vertically between the beads and stops; oa plate hinged in alinement with the beads, abutments to limit the outward swing of the plate to a plane between said beads and the inclination of the plate when swung inward, and fastening means to hold the plate in vertical position..

l0. The combination with a window embodying a sill, a center bead, an inner stop, and a sash movable vertically between the bead and the stop; of a plate having a rocking support on the sill between the beads, means to limit the inclination of the platey when swung inward, an abutment to limit the outward swing of the plate, and means to hold the latter against said abutment.

l1. The combination with a window frame and its sash; of a plate hinged across the frame and standing normally in an upright plane outside the path oit the sash, means for fastening it in upright position, and means for limiting the inclination of the plate when disengaged from said fastening means and swung inward across the path of the sash.

l2. The combination with a window frame and its sash movable vertically therein; of a plate extending across the frame and standing normally in an upright plane outside the path. of the sash, a rocking support for its lower edge on the sill, manually operable means for fastening it in upright position, and means for limiting the inclina tion of the plate when disengaged from said fastening means and swung inward across the path of the sash.

13. The combination with a window frame and its sash movable vertically therein; of a plate extending across the frame and standing normally in an upright plane outside the path of the sash, a rocking support for its lower edge on the sill, manually operable means for fastening it in upright position, and abutments for limiting the inclination of the plate when disengaged from said fastening means and swung inward across the path of the sash.

14a The combination with a window embodying a sill, center beads, inner stops, and a sash movable vertically between the beads and stops; of a plate whose width is equal to the distance betwen said beads, spaced leaves on the sill between which the lower edge of the plate is supported so that it may rock, means for removably holding the plate in upright position, and other means for supporting the plate in an inclined position across the path of the sash.

15. The combination with a window embodying a sill, center beads, inner stops, and a sash movable vertically between the beads and stops; of a plate whose width is equal to the distance between said beads, a support fixed on the sill in alinement with the beads and having upwardly diverging leaves between which the lower edge of the plate is removably received so that it may rock from a vertical position in a plane with the beads to an inclined position across the path of the sash, and an abutment against .which the plate rests when' swung into either position.

16. rlhe combination with a window embodying a sill, eenterbeads, inner stops, andV a sash movable vertically between the beads and stops; of a plate whose width is equal to the distance between said beads, a V-shaped support on the sill between whose leaves the lower edge of the plate is removably received, fastening means adapted to be en gaged over the upper edge of the plate when the latter stands vertical and between the beads, and an abutment against which said plate rests when it stands across the path of the sash.

17. A wind shield for windows comprising a rectangular plate, a support adapted to be mounted upon the sill and engaged by the lower edgel of the plate, a pair of abutments adapted to be seated in the inner stopsV to support the plate when it stands inclined, a pair of abutments adapted to be seated in the center beads and against which the plate rests when it stands upright, and a pair of latches adapted to be attached to said beads to removably hold the plate in the lastnamed position.

In testimony whereof I atliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. ALEXANDER. Witnesses:

Roar. T. LANG, L. L. MORRILL.

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